Mr. Stephane Leblanc reports

QNB METALS BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE SOLUTION MINING RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SMRI)

QNB Metals Inc. has become a member of the Solution Mining Research Institute (SMRI). The Solution Mining Research Institute was established in 1965 as a venue for the solution mining and underground storage industries to provide technical forums, educational presentations, classes and discussions. Additionally, SMRI directs research efforts that can provide answers, improve mineral resource utilization, promote safe and environmentally sound operations, and help utilize caverns in the most beneficial ways.

SMRI is a non-profit research and educational organization with membership spanning the globe. SMRI welcomes participation by operators, researchers, suppliers, consultants, educators, government regulators, students, and others with interest in solution mining and cavern utilization. The organization has focused on the education of current and future industry participants and research specific to the industry needs and challenges.

Through its conferences, website and on-line library, SMRI'S goal is to facilitate technical discussion and advancement. SMRI's technical library contains over 3,700 papers relating to cavern storage, salt characteristics and rock mechanics. The library is available for free to QNB's membership, and individual papers can be purchased by non-members.

SMRI plans, performs and supports research projects with potential to improve the industry. SMRI presented a paper at World Salt X (2018) that highlighted some of the recent research projects SMRI has financed. SMRI is currently working on financing for hydrogen-based storage projects, other storage cavern topics and salt-based projects.

About the QNB Metals Inc.

QNB Metals is an exploration and development company focused on leveraging its assets for salt mining, hydrogen and energy cavern storage, and carbon capture sodium batteries.